Cossack Mamaj

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Cossack Mamaj with Kobsa , early 19th century, oil on canvas in the National Art Museum of Ukraine

Cossack Mamaj ( Ukrainian Козак Мамай ), also Cossack Mamay, is an idealized representation of a Cossack, a national allegory and a national symbol of Ukraine and a symbol of the Ukrainians' desire for freedom .

According to legend, the Cossack Mamaj was on the Dneprinsel Khortytsia born in 509th It occurs in legends, folk tales and proverbs and that was after the dissolution of Zaporozhye Sich in 1775 very popular. Cossack Mamaj is one of the most common representations in Ukrainian folk painting from the late 17th century to the present day.

In the hundreds of surviving paintings, Cossack Mamaj is usually shown with a kobsa , a lute instrument that is considered a symbol of the melodic Ukrainian soul, a horse that is both a symbol of freedom and loyalty, a flag and an oak tree with hanging on it Weapons as a symbol of the world tree and for human strength. As a symbol of freedom and strength, he wears the chub hairstyle , which is traced back to the Grand Duke Svyatoslav I. Igorewitsch (Old Russian Свѧтославъ Игоревичь; 942–972 AD).

A large collection of Cossack Mamaj pictures is located in Kiev in the Ivan Honjar Museum and the National Art Museum of Ukraine, as well as in the National Historical Museum in Dnipro . A Cossack Mamaj memorial is located on the Majdan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev.

gallery

  • 18th century

  • 1728

  • 1st half of the 19th century

  • 1855

  • 1890

  • 2001 Cossack Mamaj Memorial in Kiev

Web links

Commons : Kosak Mamaj  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ "Kosak Mamaj" the genetic code of the nation ; accessed on March 17, 2014 (Ukrainian)
  3. ↑ Alexander Shokalo, Kozak Mamai - image of the Ukrainian knight ; accessed on March 17, 2014 (Ukrainian)
  4. ↑ Cossack Mamai - the genetic code of the nation ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on March 17, 2014 (Ukrainian) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mamay.in.ua